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Fountain View Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Fountain View Care Center's website

527 River Ave,
Lakewood NJ 08701

(732) 905-0700

79.59% estimated occupancy ¹

Fountain View Care Center is one of just three facilities in Lakewood, New Jersey. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is one of our more impressive scores. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top quarter of all facilities in the country. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Peritoneal Dialysis
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Bariatric Care
Optometry
Audiology
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection scores are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This top notch nursing home also performed remarkably in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A+. Few facilities fared better in this category. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Nurse Quality

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing grade includes many subcategories. The most heavily weighted factor is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning patients at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Moving on to the fourth area, this nursing home was given a respectable short-term care grade. Even though this wasn't quite as elite as many of its other grades, this is really nothing to be ashamed of. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most critical for individuals in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this place. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Fountain View Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Fountain View Care Center, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents which have pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Fountain View Care Center, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Fountain View Care Center, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint could also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Fountain View Care Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Fountain View Care Center, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Fountain View Care Center, 6.37% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Fountain View Care Center, 89.73% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Fountain View Care Center, 10.05% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Fountain View Care Center, 10.04% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Fountain View Care Center, 1.88 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Fountain View Care Center, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Fountain View Care Center, 9.47 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Fountain View Care Center, 81.82% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusAcute Care Hospitals 0.04 miles away600 River Ave Lakewood New Jersey 08701Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 363-1900
Ocean Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.59 miles away425 Jack Martin Blvd Brick New Jersey 08724Voluntary non-profit - Other(732) 840-2200
Community Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.65 miles away99 Rt 37 West Toms River New Jersey 08755Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 557-8000
Centrastate Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.18 miles away901 West Main Street Freehold New Jersey 07728Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 431-2000
Monmouth Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.86 miles away300 Second Avenue Long Branch New Jersey 07740Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 222-5200

Nearby Dialysis

Fmc Lakewood Dialysis0.65 miles awaySeagull Shopping Plaza 1328 River Avenue Ste 16 Lakewood New Jersey 08701Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 730-2222
Shining Star Davita Bricktown Dc4.21 miles away525 Jack Martin Boulevard Suite 200 Brick New Jersey 08724CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 836-9669
Meridian-Fresenius Dialysis at Brick4.28 miles away1640 Route 88 Suite 102 Brick New Jersey 08724CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (732) 785-2690
Physicians Dialysis Brick4.55 miles awayRenal Center 150 Brick Boulevard Brick New Jersey 08723CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (732) 477-2247
Fresenius Medical Care Toms River5.28 miles away970 Hooper Avenue Toms River New Jersey 08753CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (732) 286-6502
Davita Jackson Township Dialysis5.98 miles away260 North County Line Road Suite 120 Jackson New Jersey 08527Dialysis Stations: 10 (732) 364-2055
Kamakee Dialysis (Davita Ocean County Dc)7.31 miles away635 Bay Avenue Suite 215 Toms River New Jersey 08753Dialysis Stations: 10 (732) 341-2730
Fmc John J De Palma Renal Center7.54 miles away1 Plaza Drive Toms River New Jersey 08757CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (732) 505-0637